Clear field with Javascript - use of variable?

From	"Garry Jones" <garry@garryjones.se>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Clear field with Javascript - use of variable?
Date	2011-10-21 00:27 +0200
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<j7q78d$mn7$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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I need to expand a function and a user button that clears an input field and 
sets focus.

This works

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function cfld() {
    document.getElementById("newsinl").value="";
    document.getElementById("newsinl").focus();
}
</script>
<input maxLength="100" name="newsinl" id="newsinl" type="text" value="" 
size="100">
<a href="javascript:cfld();" >Clear field</a>

What I need to do is to have several more of these functions.

Instead of writing a seperate function for each input field I would like to 
use the same one and pass a variable from each link. Can someone point me in 
the right direction as I am having problems finding a good site with simple 
instructions for this.

Any help appreciated

Garry Jone
Expat, Sweden

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Clear field with Javascript - use of variable? "Garry Jones" <garry@garryjones.se> - 2011-10-21 00:27 +0200
  Re: Clear field with Javascript - use of variable? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-10-20 23:53 +0100
    Re: Clear field with Javascript - use of variable? Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much@spamyourself.com> - 2011-10-21 11:24 +0200
  Re: Clear field with Javascript - use of variable? Dr J R Stockton <reply1142@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2011-10-21 21:53 +0100
  Re: Clear field with Javascript - use of variable? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-10-22 01:17 +0200

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